Hannah Arendt Was Really a Prophet Against Conformity
To the question of how totalitarian methods could ever draw the compliance of free citizens, she replied: through the enchantment of success.
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To the question of how totalitarian methods could ever draw the compliance of free citizens, she replied: through the enchantment of success.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: ‘Serenity in the face of death came from profound tranquility in the face of life’
From the blog of Jonathan Sacks at The Times of Israel
Many people have favorite movie stars and favorite musicians. For example, mine are -- to stick with the living -- the actor Jeremy Irons and the pianist Martha Argerich. However, being a bookish lad, I also have a favorite intellectual, Marina Warner. Past president of Britain's Royal Society of Literature, Warner specializes in the study of mythology, religion and fairy tales, but also writes art, film and cultural criticism, as well as novels and short stories. Of her many books, I've only read seven or eight, but each has bowled me over, especially "From the Beast to the Blo...